Q: Who do you trust to do a better job Handling taxes - (Obama) or (the Republicans in Congress)? (Asked of half sample)

Q: Who do you trust to do a better job Handling the federal budget deficit - (Obama) or (the Republicans in Congress)? (Asked of half sample)

Q: There are two different points of view as to why the Republican Party has lost the popular vote in five of the last six presidential elections. Which of these two views do you, yourself, think is more nearly right...?

Q: Thinking about the next 12 months, would you say you feel (optimistic) or (pessimistic) about the way things are going in this country? How about your own family's financial situation?

Q: Thinking about the next 12 months, would you say you feel (optimistic) or (pessimistic) about the policies Obama will pursue in his second term in office? How about your own family's financial situation?

Q: In order to strike a budget deal that avoids the so-called 'fiscal cliff', would you accept Cutting military spending or is this something you would find unacceptable?

Q: In order to strike a budget deal that avoids the so-called 'fiscal cliff', would you accept Raising taxes on Americans with incomes over 250-thousand dollars a year or is this something you would find unacceptable?

Q: In order to strike a budget deal that avoids the so-called 'fiscal cliff', would you accept Raising the age for Medicare coverage from 65 to 67 or is this something you would find unacceptable?

Q: In order to strike a budget deal, would you accept Changing the way Social Security benefits are calculated so that benefits increase at a slower rate than they do now or is this something you would find unacceptable?

Q: In order to strike a budget deal, would you accept Capping the amount of money people can claim in tax deductions at no more than 50-thousand dollars a year or is this something you would find unacceptable?

Q: What if the Syrian government loses control of its chemical weapons stockpile? In that case would you support or oppose U.S. military involvement in Syria? (Asked of half sample)

Q: What if U.S. military aircraft were used to create a no-fly zone, but no ground troops were involved? In that case would you support or oppose U.S. military involvement in Syria? (Asked of half sample)

Q: In the long run, do you think the outcome of the unrest in Syria will help or hurt the ability of the U.S. to fight terrorist groups based in the region? (Asked of half sample)

Q: Now thinking about the region more broadly, in the long run, do you think the outcome of the unrest in the Middle East and North Africa will help or hurt U.S. political and economic interests in the region? (Asked of half sample)

Q: Now thinking about the region more broadly, do you think the outcome of the unrest in the Middle East and North Africa will help or hurt the ability of the U.S. to fight terrorist groups in these countries? (Asked of half sample)

Q: What do you think is the best way to reduce gun violence in this country - (by passing stricter gun control laws), or (by stricter enforcement of existing laws)?

Q: Thinking about the shooting at a Connecticut elementary school: Do you think this shooting reflects broader problems in American Society, or are things like this just the isolated acts of troubled individuals?